Phuket

P3H4U1K5E1T1
UK/ˈpuːˌkɛt/US/ˈpuˌkɛt/

proper noun

A province of Thailand.

OriginThai ภูเก็ต →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Thailand.
  2. An island of Phuket Province, Thailand.
  3. The capital city of Phuket Province, Thailand.

Origin

  1. Thaiภูเก็ต
  2. EnglishPhuket

Borrowed from Thai ภูเก็ต (puu-gèt), ultimately from Pattani Malay بوكيت (bukit, “mountain; hill”).

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Translations

Arabic بُوكِيت, بُوكِيت
  • بُوكِيت (būkīt)island
  • بُوكِيت (būkīt)city
Chinese Cantonese 布吉, 布吉島 /布吉岛
  • 布吉 (bou³ gat¹)island
  • 布吉島 /布吉岛 (bou³ gat¹ dou²)island
Chinese Mandarin 普吉, 普吉島 /普吉岛
  • 普吉 (Pǔjí)island
  • 普吉島 /普吉岛 (Pǔjí dǎo)island
  • 普吉 (Pǔjí)city
French Phuket, Phuket
  • Phuketisland
  • Phuketcity
German Phuket
  • Phuketcity
Italian Phuket
  • Phuketisland
Japanese プーケット, プーケット
  • プーケット (Pūketto)island
  • プーケット (Pūketto)city
Korean 푸껫, 푸껫
  • 푸껫 (Pukket)island
  • 푸껫 (Pukket)city
Russian Пхуке́т, Пхуке́т
  • Пхуке́т (Pxukét)island
  • Пхуке́т (Pxukét)city
Thai ภูเก็ต, ภูเก็ต
  • ภูเก็ต (puu-gèt)island
  • ภูเก็ต (puu-gèt)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Phuket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phuket

MLA

“Phuket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phuket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phuket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phuket.

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